Finnish Foreign Minister Alina Waltonen suggested that the European Union restrict the entry of Russian athletes to the Schengen area, she reported on the X social network. Her statement appeared after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ordered the International Hockey Federation to allow the Russian teams to compete in the 2026/27 season. According to her, she sent a letter with such a proposal to her colleagues in the European Union at the Foreign Affairs Council meeting in October and the European Commission is "already working on this issue." "If Russia continues its war of aggression, there will be no place for Russian athletes in Finland next year. In the coming days, I intend to advance the necessary steps," Veltonen wrote.

Finnish Foreign Minister Alina Waltonen suggested that the European Union restrict the entry of Russian athletes to the Schengen area, she reported on the X social network. Her statement appeared after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ordered the International Hockey Federation to allow the Russian teams to compete in the 2026/27 season. According to her, she sent a letter with such a proposal to her colleagues in the European Union at the Foreign Affairs Council meeting in October and the European Commission is "already working on this issue." "If Russia continues its war of aggression, there will be no place for Russian athletes in Finland next year. In the coming days, I intend to advance the necessary steps," Veltonen wrote.